Here’s a recent article on medical student needle sticks that’s a bit disturbing. Worth a read.
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Distress in Medical Training
Here’s more on the difficulties associated with training to be a physician. This isn’t new news; it’s just getting more attention as of late.
Tags: October 2009
Physician-in-Training Wellness
There’s an article by Pauline Chen, M.D. in the NYT regarding the need for doctors-in-training to take better care of themselves. The piece is touching, but I think a major point is missed. A good part of the caregiver burnout that Chen talks about is related to lack of sleep,which is not addressed in the article. Take a look.
Tags: June 2009
Mama’s Rules
I strongly recommend a charming piece recently published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine written by Emergency Physician Arthur Kellermann. Most of us go into medicine for the right reasons, but it’s amazing how quickly we get bogged down by exhaustion, especially during residency.
Tags: May 2009
Positive reinforcement in medical training: A very novel concept
Here’s another Pauline Chen MD article worth reading. This one concerns the predominance of punishment over positive reinforcement in medical training and one researcher’s novel approach to counter this phenomenon. It’s another bittersweet essay but worth a read.
Tags: November 2008
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
